The American Craft Council (ACC) is a national non-profit organization that champions craft based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Founded in 1943 by Aileen Osborn Webb, the council hosts national craft shows and conferences, publishes a quarterly magazine called American Craft and a quarterly journal called American Craft Inquiry, maintains an extensive awards program, and is home to a comprehensive library and archives. In 1939, philanthropist and social advocate Aileen Osborn Webb formed the Handcraft Cooperative League of America, an affiliation of craft groups organized to develop markets in metropolitan areas for rural craftsmen. The same year, the American Handcraft Council was formed in Delaware by Anne Morgan, a friend and neighbor of Webb. In 1940, Webb's League opens a cooperative retail venue called America House at 7 East 54th Street in Manhattan. In 1941, they publish a first, untitled issue of what would later become the magazine Craft Horizons. In 1942, Morgan's American Handcraft Council and Webb's Handcraft Cooperative League of America merged into a single organization, the American Craftsmen's Cooperative Council. In 1943, the merged organizations initiated the American Craftsmen's Educational Council, and were granted a provisional charter from the Board of Regents of the Education Department of New York. More information...
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